Are Your Sales In The Ugly Bang Grow Out Phase?

Written by: Kim Duke

Have you ever in a moment of madness – CUT YOUR OWN HAIR?

You know what I mean. A little piece was sticking out so you thought you could trim it.

Or you thought “I don’t need to go to the stylist – I can cut my own bangs” and out came your dull scissors from under the sink? The ones you cut paper and plastic with and sometimes trimmed your dog up with too??

Oh and you cut it WET but forgot that hair shrinks as it dries?

I think I just heard you SNORT.

Well – sometimes in BUSINESS – we cut our own bangs. We take DIY to a whole new nightmare level.

You tried to save money and time by…

Doing your own newsletter template. It looks like a kid in Grade 2 made it. You know it. I know it.
Going with the cheap business cards. They are so thin you could pick your teeth with them.
Not doing any marketing for a few months. Oh boy – that’s hurting NOW isn’t it?
And so many more – we’d like to hear about your “ugly bang story” in the comments!

It’s OK – we’ve all done it to ourselves!

How Do You Get Through The UGLY BANG PHASE?

Well – we both know you have to go into full-scale COVER UP mode!

Don’t Draw Attention To Your Mistake. Recycle the “pick-your-teeth” biz cards and create new ones FAST.
Wear A Hat. Slap your marketing hat on NOW! Wear it for 90 days!
Book A Stylist NOW. Hire a VA or someone from elance.com to fix your Grade 2 newsletter that no one opens.

We’d love to hear your Ugly Bang story – whether it’s about your hair OR biz (OMG – the first one to post your own bad Ugly Bang pic wins my book Tickled Pink: The Secrets of Attracting Delightful Customers!)

Love from Your Bossy Hair Styling Sales Diva,

Kim

About Kim Duke

Kim Duke has written 39 posts on SalesDivas.com.

Kim Duke is the Sales Diva! A successful, international, award winning, business coach for women in sales.

Posted in Marketing in Minutes, Selling Secrets

Corinne Belanger says:

September 21, 2011 at 3:55 pm

Ha! Ha! Ha! I did this as I was a kid while my mom was on the phone. It was the day just before our family picture. My mom had this picture on the wall for so many years. It hurts everytime I was passing by it. Believe me there was no smile on my face on that picture. I find it funny now but it wasn’t at the time.